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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

BETH ORTON Announces North American Dates

Beth Orton has just announced an anticipated series of North American live dates. The revered British singer-songwriter will be performing in support of her critically heralded new album entitled Sugaring Season, which Paste Magazine described as “blessed with great songs, wonderful arrangements and vocal performances that seriously raise the bar... destined to become a classic.” Beth will be joined on all dates by bass player Sebastian Steinberg, and in San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles by drummer Steve Nistor. Special guest musicians at other shows to be announced soon.

Her first record in six years, Sugaring Season was recorded in Portland, Oregon with renowned producer Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists) and backed by an all star band of new and old friends: keyboardist Rob Burger, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and legendary jazz drummer Brian Blade, along with guitarists Marc Ribot and Ted Barnes and folksinger Sam Amidon.

Orton is a BRIT Award-winner and two-time Mercury Prize nominee who has collaborated with Bert Jansch, Emmylou Harris, Beck, Jim O'Rourke, Terry Callier, and Ryan Adams among others. Her masterful songwriting and emotionally evocative vocal style - infusing intimate folk reminiscent of Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell with lilting and subtly atmospheric pop flourishes -- has continuously evolved, yet always retained an intriguing mix of fragility and transcendence which never fails to move and inspire fans around the world.

“Sugaring Season is sophisticated, mature, and rife with quiet passion. Its songs are informed by the struggles inherent in everyday life, but also account for dreams, small triumphs, and the redemptive power of love. It is a most welcome return from exile.” - All Music Guide